浄

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジョウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きよ.いきよ.める

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:N1
Frequency:1383

Vocabulary

ジョウ

WordReadingMeaning
浄化ジョウカpurification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
浄水ジョウスイclean water; purified water
浄土ジョウドpure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
清浄セイジョウpure; clean; purity
清浄ショウジョウpure; clean; purity

Other

WordReadingMeaning
浄いきよいclean; clear; pure; honest; clean; innocent; platonic; chaste
浄めきよめpurification
浄めるきよめるto purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
不浄場ふじょうばunclean place; toilet; lavatory
六根清浄ろっこんしょうじょうpurification of the six roots of perception

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

争
contend, dispute, argue
Grade 4JLPT 3
汽
vapor, steam
Grade 2JLPT 1
泡
bubbles, foam, suds, froth
Grade 8JLPT 1
性
sex, gender, nature
Grade 5JLPT 3
津
haven, port, harbor, ferry
Grade 8JLPT 1
洗
wash, inquire into, probe
Grade 6JLPT 3
汗
sweat, perspire
Grade 8JLPT 2
注
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Grade 3JLPT 4
汚
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Grade 8JLPT 2
洋
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
Grade 3JLPT 4